[RE-wrenches] Amphenol Helios as MC4 substitute

[Drake Chamberlin]

Rebekah

Will my existing MC 4 crimping tool work with the Amphenol connecter?


At 10:43 AM 4/11/2010, you wrote:
>Hi Jay!
>I bet it does! What a freakin racket mc had going!
>Looking forward to battery lab this summer!
>
>Rebekah Hren
>(336)266-8800
>
>
>On Apr 11, 2010, at 10:37 AM, jay peltz 
><<mailto:jay at asis.com>jay at asis.com> wrote:
>
>>HI Rebekah,
>>
>>The most amazing thing is that the tool is only $100 even on this site.
>>Since the parts are interchangeable, then does this tool work for 
>>the MC as well?
>>
>>jay
>>
>>peltz power
>>On Apr 11, 2010, at 5:38 AM, Rebekah Hren wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Wrenches,
>>>After the MC4 shortage update a few weeks back I started scouting 
>>>for parts.
>>>Amphenol showed up as a compatible connector that can mate with 
>>>MC4 - apparently Suntech d series modules are switching to Amphenol.
>>>
>>>Has anyone used/seen these? What do you think the implications 
>>>might be for connecting an MC4 to a non MC4 (supposedly these mate 
>>>perfectly and have been tested to have no higher resistance than MC4 to MC4)?
>>>
>>>Here's a supplier page: 
>>><http://sg.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=en/543752.xml>http://sg.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=en/543752.xml
>>>
>>>I have a pdf of the announcement from Suntech with more info, can 
>>>email on request.
>>>Thanks,
>>>Rebekah Hren
>>>Durham NC
>>>
>>>
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